Joe McCall	Preston North End FC 5 appearances, 1 debut goal P 5 W 4 D 0 L 1 F 13: A 10 80% successful 1913-20 captain: one minutes played: 450
Timeline
	Joseph McCall
Birth	6 July 1886 in Medlar-in-Wesham, near Kirkham, Lancashire [registered in Fylde, September 1886]. Attended Willows Roman Catholic School in Kirkham
	According to the 1891 census, Joseph is the youngest of four children to Thomas and Jane (née Blacoe). His father works at the local cotton mill. They live on Wright Street in Wesham. According to Willow RC School Register, Joseph, and his older brother Thomas, began attending on 1 December 1892. They lived at 41 Freckleton Street, however, it does state that Joseph was incorrectly born on 10 October 1886.
	According to the 1901 census, Joseph remains the youngest of four. He is a cotton weaver, his father is now a bricklayer. They all live at 7 Fylde Street in Kirkham.
	According to the 1911 census, Joseph, a professional footballer, remains at home with his parents and four boarders. They still live at 7 Fylde Street. The census reveals that his parents had eight children, and an incredible five had died.
Marriage	to Mary Alice Blackhurst [registered in Fylde, September 1913]. They had two children, Joseph (b. 26 May 1914) and Barbara M. (b.1924) Barbara would be crowned as the Rose Queen of Wrea Green in 1937. "Miss McCall wore an ensemble of pearl oyster satin and carried a bouquet of roses."
"At Fleetwood, to-day, William Dawson Cropper was charged on remand with obtaining a cheque by false pretences. Supt. Foster said accused was a native of Rochdale. Henry Beesley, farmer and licensee of the Clifton Arms Hotel, Westby-with-Plumpton, said accused called on him on May 18th, and on his statement that he wished to purchase a magneto and other accessories from Joe McCall, at Wrea Green, he gave him a cheque for £3, prisoner promising to repay the money within a day or two. J. McCall, professional footballer, said he had never seen accused before, and had no such articles as those mentioned for sale. Accused was committed to Preston Sessions." - The Lancashire Daily Post, Friday, 4 June 1920.
	According to the 1921 census, Joseph, still a professional footballer (for Preston North End FC), is now married to Mary Alice, and they have one son, Joseph. With his wife's mother, Mary Ann Blackhurst, they live at The Bungalow, on Mill Lane in Wrea Green.
	According to the 1939 register, Joseph, a poultry farmer, and Mary A., are still married and they still live at The Bungalow on Mill Lane, along with their son, Joseph and his wife, Mary M..
Death	3 February 1965 in Kirkham, aged 78 years 212 days [registered in Fylde, March 1865].
Source	Douglas Lammings' An English Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990] &
Playing Career
Club(s)	He played with Kirkham FC before being signed by Preston North End FC as an amateur in 1905, turning professional in July 1906. McCall attempted to retired from football during the 1923 summer, however Preston called him back for the 1923-25 seasons. During his time at Deepdale he played in 370 games, scoring fifteen goals. He did retire however, on 4 May 1925.
Club honours	Football League Division Two winners 1912-13; FA Cup runners-up 1921-22
Individual honours	Football League (two appearances)
Distinctions	None
Height/Weight	5' 8½", 11st. 12lbs [1919].
Source	Douglas Lammings' An English Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990].
England Career
Player number	One of seven who became the 368th players (370) to appear for England. The sixtieth Lancastrian to play for England.
Position(s)	Centre-half
First match	No. 115, 17 March 1913, England 4 Wales 3, a British Championship match at Ashton Gate, Ashton Vale, Bedminster, Bristol, aged 26 years 254 days.
Last match	No. 123, 23 October 1920, England 2 Ireland 0, a British Championship match at Roker Park Ground, Association Road, Monkwearmouth, Sunderland, aged 34 years 109 days.
Major tournaments	British Championship 1912-13, 1913-14, 1919-20, 1920-21;
Team honours	British Championship winners 1912-13;
Individual honours	England victory (two appearances)
Distinctions	None
Beyond England
Apart from being an excellent professional cricketer for many Lancashire clubs, from which he retired from in April 1939, also coaching at Stoneyhurst College, he was a smallholder and poultry farmer at Wrea Green, near Kirkham (left, is an example of a 1933 advert placed in the local newspaper). - An English Football Internationalists' Who's Who. Douglas Lamming (1990). Hatton Press, p.162.

Joe McCall - Match History
Club: Preston North End F.C. - 5 full appearances F.A. International Select Committee - 5 full capsx
Age 26
1	115	17 March 1913 - England 4 Wales 3, Ashton Gate. Bedminster	BC	HW	Start 35	ch
2	116	5 April 1913 - England 1 Scotland 0, Stamford Bridge, Fulham		HW	Start	ch
Age 27
3	119	4 April 1914 - Scotland 3 England 1, Hampden Park, Glasgow	BC	AL	Start	ch

Age 33
4	122	10 April 1920 - England 5 Scotland 4, Hillsborough, Sheffield	BC	HW	Start	ch
Age 34
5	123	23 October 1920 - England 2 Ireland 0, Roker Park Ground, Sunderland	BC	HW	captain	ch

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